Contingent Workforce (3M Non-Employee Workforce)

3M Administrative Facilities Reopening

Many 3M administrative sites are now beginning to welcome employees back to their workspaces in our 3M facilities. Based on a number of data points, and in recognition of the CDC’s recent update on community levels and related safety measures, we are advancing most U.S. sites to Phase 3 of our original COVID-19 safety framework, which removes several required safety measures.

3M will continue to broadly enforce two requirements: 1.) Follow all local regulations, and 2.) Stay at home if you aren’t feeling well. Beyond that, employees and augmented workers can determine the appropriate safety measures to apply based on role requirements and personal comfort levels. There will continue to be a number of options for workers to consider, from wearing higher-performance face coverings to physical distancing to vaccination boosters. All workers and visitors at 3M sites are required to read and follow the specific site COVID-19 safety information posted at doorway entrances.

At the same time, 3M is implementing Work Your Way, providing options for many office-based workers and those whose roles and responsibilities allow for flexible work locations.

Supplier managers and augmented workers should work with their 3M project or program supervisor to understand how and where work will be done, and expectations moving ahead.

Thank you for your continued cooperation throughout our COVID-19 journey.

3M U.S. US Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Rule for Augmented Workers

As you know, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule generally requiring that workers at Medicare-and Medicaid-certified provider facilities be vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved medical or religious exemption. This is referred to as “the CMS Rule.”

Many 3M HCBG customers are required to comply with the CMS Rule by ensuring that individuals who work on-site at their facilities are vaccinated or have an approved exemption. The first deadline for compliance under the CMS Rule was January 27, 2022. In addition to the CMS Rule, various local and state governments have also enacted requirements that on-site workers and augmented workers be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Some HCBG customers have independently required that those who come onsite to their facilities be fully vaccinated and/or boosted as well.

3M is committed to complying with the law regarding COVID-19 vaccination and serving our customers with agility. 3M will take the necessary steps to comply with the law and support our customers’ requirements that our augmented workers who go to their facilities be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved exemption. Many of you are familiar with meeting customer credentialing requirements as part of performing your augmented worker assignment.

Although the CMS Rule does not currently require boosters, certain customers may define fully vaccinated plus boosters too. Should our customers require boosters, our suppliers will be required to verify their employees are fully up to date in order to continually perform your job duties. If they do not meet those customer requirements, augmented worker status would be reviewed for next steps.

3M managers and/or Hays representatives will notify suppliers during the initial request for augmented worker support if the CMS rule applies. Non-employee(s) will be able to request an accommodation using the Augmented Workforce Accommodation Notice and Request posted on the 3M Supplier Direct website.